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HEALTH
Students exercise around Lawrence
BY DAVID UGARTE
dugarte@kansan.com
Trying to find a gym with the right hours, equipment and space to exercise is not always easy. The Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center is a popular choice for working out, but some students find it too crowded. There are options for students looking for places to work out other than the recreation center.
Gayla Fields, Bucklin senior, has worked at the Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., for 11 months. Fields said she did not see a lot of students use the Community Building, a free community center, but that some came to play basketball sometimes.
"I think a lot of people don't actually know about the community center," Fields said. "But there's also less equipment here than the student Rec Center."
Fields said she used to use the Ambler recreation center once in a while, but did not go regularly. She now pays for membership to work out with Maximus Fitness and Wellness, 2339 Iowa Street.
"Id rather spend money on membership at a gym and have new equipment readily available than wait 30 minutes for a treadmill". Fields said.
Morgan Norwood, Lawrence senior, has worked at the Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W 27th Street, for about five years. She said many University students used their facilities.
"Mostly, they work out in the gym because it's a lot less crowded than the KU Rec Center." Norwood said.
Brittany Morin-Mezzadri, Bellingham, Mass., graduate student, uses the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive. She said she used to use the Robinson Center pool, but spent so much time on campus for schoolwork that she did not want to spend any more time there working out.
Norwood said it was easier for students living near Holcom Park to go there instead of traveling all the way to the recreation center. She said it was also more convenient for students who were not enrolled in summer classes, because they would have to pay to use the recreation center, while Holcom Park is free.
"You get to be not a KU student here," Morin-Mezzadri said. "It's a nice swimming environment. There's
way more hours than Robinson, you can come here at 5 a.m. or 8 p.m."
Morin-Mezzadri also said the aquatic center was open all day and on weekends, while Robinson was only open two hours certain days.
Drew Schelar, Lawrence junior, is working at the aquatic center for the first time this summer. It costs $4 for a day pass at the aquatic center, $20 for a 30-day pass, or $162 for a one-year pass. Schelar said he went there to swim three or four times a week, and enjoyed the many lanes available in the center.
"It's a good facility to work at," Schelar said. "The KU Rec Center is all right, but it could use some renovations."
Schelar said that the Indoor Aquatic Center was a newer facility, but that only a handful of students used it during the summer.
Morin-Mezzadri said her apartment complex had a gym, but said that there was hardly any equipment to use and that it was a small, uncomfortable space.
She said the University facilities were convenient because they were free for students and had lots of equipment.
"I love the KU rec centers," Morin- Mezzadri said. "There at tons of things to do there."
Edited by Adam Schoof
INTERNATIONAL Sarkozy rushed to hospital after falling while jogging
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds of the Chateau of Versailles and will stay at a hospital overnight even though tests so far have found nothing wrong, his office said.
formed a battery of tests on the 54-year-old president, who was known for his hyperactivity. The presidential Elysee Palace said Sarkozy's test results were normal but that doctors would keep him under observation until Monday.
Military doctors quickly per-
Upon his collapse, Sarkozy was rushed by helicopter to a military hospital. His office denied the president had lost consciousness in the episode. The Elysee Palace statement followed reports from
members of Sarkozy's government and his chief of staff, who had indicated that Sarkozy had lost consciousness.
Sarkozy, an avid jogger and cyclist, was forced to interrupt his run and "lie down with the help of an aide,"the statement said. A presidential doctor who is with Sarkozy at all times sounded the alert and administered initial treatment.
Associated Press